Comparison and Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwater Resources in the Arabian Peninsula: A Case Study of Al-Baha and Al-Qassim in Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Water resources Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 877 - 891
• Main Authors: Fahad N. Al-Barakah, Aly, Anwar A., Abaakhel, Emad H. S., Al-Rizkid, Abdulwahid M., Alghamdi, Abdulaziz G., Al-Sewailem, Mohammad S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.09.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: anhydrides; Anhydrite; Aquatic Pollution; Calcium; Calcium chloride; Calcium sulfate; case studies; chlorides; Contamination; Dissolved salts; Dolomite; Dolostone; Drinking; Drinking water; E coli; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Escherichia coli; Geology; Groundwater; Groundwater resources; Gypsum; Halite; Halites; Hydrobiology: Environmental Aspects; Hydrochemicals; Hydrochemistry; Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Irrigation; Magnesium; nitrates; Quality assessment; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salts; Saturation; Saturation index; Saudi Arabia; Sodium; Sulfates; Trace elements; Urban areas; Waste Water Technology; Water analysis; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water resources; Water sampling; Arabian Peninsula; Saudi Arabia; assessment; water type; groundwater; water quality; hydrochemistry

The objective of this study was to compare and assess the quality and study the hydrochemistry of groundwater in the Al-Baha and Al-Qassim areas, representing the Arabian Shield and Arabian Shelf, respectively, of the Arabian Peninsula. The chemical and microbiological constituents of the groundwate...